New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-16

! hanging. of the said August Spies. and others,
/ and III the above certificate set forth.
The signatures of twelve Chicago citi zens
! are appended TO the solemn declaration
| above, and with them form the essenNas
public record of the death of the haymarket
murderers
| TALh WITH THE SHERIFF.
Sheriff Matson sat in his private Office this
evening very pale, and the dark rings be-
Meath the eyes showed that he was worn out
with thinking, worry, excitement and hard
work. He leaned back in his easy chair and
rested his feet in another seat in front Of
MIN as he surveyed a hthograph of thirty
seven Sioux Indians being executed at one
time, which occurred In Minnesota in 1862
Four at once is enough" he remarked as he
laid down the picture.
You look tired. remarked the reporter
Well. do not deceive nv looks. then" he re-
piled, Il have slept but little this week, and not
at all last night.
Are yon satisfied with the result of the duty
Yes. think the execution passed off as we'll
as an unpleasant thing like that could. It is
always a sad job for an official to perform but
with healthy moral public sentiment behind
MIN the officer feels strong in doing his duty
l., had no tears that there would be trouble.
me police aided me greatly. the arrangements
OF Chief Ebersold and Capt. Setback this morn
ing being admirable, and too much credit cam
not be given them and their efficient force
Qua al! cotlld to have the thing carried out
decently and in order and think that we sue
ceeded fa1riy we'll. There was not crowd in
the jail and very few curiosity seekers. The
@ jury was OF business men, and outside of these
ana few first class physicians. who were
pLesene 1or scientific purposes. there were only
the representatives OF the press"
DO you take any significant meaning from
the last words OF the doomed men?"
3 No, do not" replied the sheriff.
n tp,rr, - .lxs-- Y.
ken sentences OF Parsons as the dron fell
and then said:
with the stained public sentiment did not
deem it expedieno to have the men make long
d at tnat time OF course it is customary
ana II IS believed that man can talk as much
as ne pleases on the scaffold, but there is no law
anthorlznR 1t, and deemed it best not to al
low 1t. Il seemed to me that it won Ia only lead
to excitement. There mad been no understand
Ing that they would be allowed to talk from the
scaoia. Sc ITO put on the contrary as we were going
be printed. -.
t-o aDo yoa apprehend that there viii be any
trouble az the funerals?"
NO, do Tot; think the better Judgment of
the friends of the unfortunate men viii prevail.
ana that nothing will be done to cause repeti-
tlon OF to-days work.
Why was the execution delayed from 10 to
Merely to give the men al! the chance to es,
cape Their doom that there 1t was my in
oe'A'A"'i yCSLCAoty 10 nave Gne WORK over
promptly at 10 O'Clock, but when I heard that
Capt. Black was at Springfield pleading with the
governor. | decided to hold off aud give them
the benefit OF their counsels work.
DO cot care to have it said that we
rushed them to eteruity when there
was chance of their being saved And SO I
waited We were ready at 10, but a snort time
before that telegram came that Capt Black
was interceding with the governor AT 1O:l5a
second dispatch came that Capt. Black had left
the executives presence. and that the latter had
declared 1t his lrrevocable intention not to in
terfere further with the verdict of the courts
might have hanged them then, but waited until
the usual time here for carrying out the execu-
tion" = Il